Kit: No! We are not dead for those who thought that!
Kat: We haven't had time since school started up.
Kit: But we are back now and will try to finish this story.
Kat: We are going to try to upload on saturdays. But over all it might take a while to upload.
WE DO NOT OWN ICE AGE!
Chapter 11: Bittersweet
"Hey Dad, what was that? Back there?" Andi asked.
"Don't know. Buck? Any ideas?" Diego asked the weasel up ahead.
"That maze plays tricks in your minds, that's how we got lost. Best guess on of you is afraid of ghost," He said for once sounding logical.
Diego's face changed from worry to curiosity.
"Will we see it again?" Andi asked.
"We shouldn't, lets keep going."
Above the surface everything was gloomy. Winter was setting in and food was becoming short. Many animals started migrating to avoid the cold weather.
"Mom, are we going to migrate this year? Without Dad or Andi?" Alex asked.
"I'm not sure maybe one of us will stay here to wait for your father and sister," Shira replied.
"Can I stay?" he asked bravely.
"No, no you can't. it'd be too dangerous."
"Then who will stay?"
"I will. I'm used to this weather, and I can live here until they come back."
"But Mom, what if they don't come back?"
Shira's heart sank to her stomach upon hearing those words. She gulped and stood up.
"They will come back, given time. We will see them again, and that's a promise."
"Come on let's go find Sid. He'll watch you when I'm gone," Shira said and walked to the home cave followed by her son.
Buck and Diego went to find something to eat. They told Andi to stay put inside a cave. She stayed for about thirty minutes then started to explore near the cave.
"What the.." She trailed off looking at a flower, which seemed to have eyes.
"Wow," She said.
The flower looked at her and before she could move out of the way it spat a green liquid. Andi started wiping her face with her paws then a leaf.
"That's just gross," She said.
"What is?" Diego asked from behind.
"Dumb plant spitted on me!" She said.
Diego chuckled at her.
"It's not funny!" She said trying to hold back her smile. This only made Diego want to laugh even more.
"What's not funny?" Buck asked from the top of a palm tree.
"Nothing buck, Shouldn't we be moving?" Diego asked.
"Yes, we're losing daylight!" Buck yelled and started marching, "Come on tigers!"
Diego and Andi followed chuckling at her mistake.
"Shira! You can't stay!" Sid yelled out loud.
"Sid, I dont have a choice. If I don't stay then how will they know how to find us?" Shira said.
"They can track our scent," Sid said hopeful
"Sid, even your scent will be carried away by the wind within a day or two of migrating," Shira said.
"What if we leave a trail?" Sid asked.
"Again, the cold wind will take it," She said.
"If you stay, then you might die," Sid said sadly.
"I'm not gonna die," She said rolling her eyes.
"But, all your prey is migrating this time of year."
"I know, I know,"
"And all the trees will lose there green touch, and we will be gone, and you wont have anything to eat!"
"I know, but I'll be fine, I know how to survive alone. And also keep Josh with you. I don't want him to end up getting himself killed trying to find me," Shira said looking at the ground.
"I'll do my best to try and explain to the herd, but where will you go?" Sid asked.
"The only place I've ever known," She said.
"Well good luck, You know where we are going for the winter," Sid asked tears growing in his eyes.
Shira nodded, "Tell Alex and the rest of the herd I'm sorry but I have to stay, and If Manny gets his trunk in a knot tell him, I don't have a choice I just want what's best for Alex. Also, I need to do this. I'll see you at the winter cave, Bye Sid," Shira said.
"Bye Shira," Sid said and turned around once Shira ran out of sight.
A sad chapter we know. Don't worry this is not the end!
Till next week my good people!